chelidon
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek χελῑδών (khelīdṓn, “swallow”), perhaps in reference to the shape of a swallow's tail.
Noun[edit]
chelidon (plural chelidons)
- (rare, anatomy) Synonym of elbow pit
- 2021, Tao Lin, Leave Society, page 243:
- He tracked inflammation daily by timing how long he stayed aloft on his pull-up bar, hanging by various combinations of his arms and legs, using his hands, chelidons and houghs.
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek χελῑδών (khelīdṓn)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kʰeˈliː.doːn/, [kʰɛˈlʲiːd̪oːn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /keˈli.don/, [keˈliːd̪on]
Noun[edit]
chelīdōn f (genitive chelīdōnis); third declension
- (derogatory) female pudenda or genitalia
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | chelīdōn | chelīdōnēs |
| Genitive | chelīdōnis | chelīdōnum |
| Dative | chelīdōnī | chelīdōnibus |
| Accusative | chelīdōnem | chelīdōnēs |
| Ablative | chelīdōne | chelīdōnibus |
| Vocative | chelīdōn | chelīdōnēs |
References[edit]
- chelidon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- chelidon in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
- “chelidon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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